January 29, 2007: SAFENOWPROJECT donates a two-part curriculum to the National Sheriffs' Association at their mid-winter conference in Washington DC for upcoming inclusion in the national Neighborhood Watch Toolkit. Also, while in Washington, Margaret Bullens announces special discounts on MAX Protect for Kids(TM) for families of those who "Protect and Serve".

January 5, 2007: The "SAFE NOW ACT of 2007" is re-introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Congressman Gillmor. Learn more about how "proper risk assessment can promote public safety".

December 4, 2006: SAFENOWPROJECT partners to inform communities about a national effort to donate advanced Internet protection software. Please read our press release.

November 28, 2006: Margaret Bullens, Executive Director of SAFENOWPROJECT joins Steven Scott, Founder of MAX.com in a live interview by FOX & Friends (NYC) about the nationwide release of MAX Protect for Kids(TM).

November 8, 2006: The SAFENOWPROJECT receives support from the United States Deputy Sheriffs' Association in a Press Conference held at the Hotel Phillips in Kansas City.

September 1, 2006, SAFENOWPROJECT salutes winners of our 2006 SAFENOWPROJECT Leadership Award to Congressman Paul E. Gillmor (Ohio) and our 2006 SAFENOWPROJECT Child Safety Sponsor Award to Limited Brands. As the first recipients of these annual awards, we recognize your dedication and tireless efforts to create safer communities for America's children.

August 9-11, 2006, SAFENOWPROJECT is invited to present a workshop at the Seventh National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Florence, Alabama.

SAFENOWPROJECT salutes members of Congress for their unanimous support of the "Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006", a landmark sex offender and child protection bill! Read our Press Release on 7/27/2006. Read comments made by President Bush at the signing, or access a FACTSHEET on this new law, CLICK HERE.

On July 11, 2006, SAFENOWPROJECT is recognized in Congressional testimony promoting "balance" in the implementation of safeguards for child access to the Internet at public schools and libraries. click here

On June 23, 2006, SAFENOWPROJECT's logo was the official US Postmark of Humphreys, Missouri (the location of our headquarters).

06/20/2006: SAFENOWPROJECT's Executive Director Margaret Bullens makes a presentation at the National Sex Offender Registration and Notification conference hosted by the Performance Institute. The topic of this lecture is "Community Notification Laws: Helpful or Harmful?"

June 15-18, 2006: The SAFENOWPROJECT is invited to participate in the Major County Sheriff's Association meeting and various committees of the National Sheriff's Association to outline a proposal for NSA to take a lead role in disseminating TAKE FIVE(TM) and SAFELIVING(TM) upon their completion.

June 12-14, 2006: SAFENOWPROJECT presents a workshop on the use of Polygraph to Manage Sex Offenders at the Innovative Technologies for Community Corrections Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

June 9, 2006: The SAFENOWPROJECT theme song "S A F E R" finishes studio production.

May 2006: LimitedBrands Corporation and G4S Justice Services join SAFENOWPROJECT as our first Corporate Sponsors.

05/09/2006: SAFENOWPROJECT announces the winners and prizes of our regional child safety art contest.

04/26/2006: The Founder of SAFENOWPROJECT provided the keynote speech at a special breakfast hosted by the Missouri Board of Probation & Parole, in conjunction with the Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

04/07/2006: SAFENOWPROJECT's national role in the support and advocacy of community-based organizations providing direct services in the identification and prevention of child sexual abuse.

03/21/2006:"Safeguards against Child Abuse", OP-ED by Margaret Bullens published in the Kansas City Star Newspaper.

March 2006 Action Alert Newsletter published by SAFENOWPROJECT outlining our progress.

03/08/2006: The "Children's Safety Act and Violent Crimes Reduction Act" (HR 4472) passes the House.

03/07/2006: Congressman Gillmor (Ohio) introduces HR 4815, referred to as the "Safe NOW Act of 2006". The "Safe NOW Act of 2006" would establish a National Sex Offender Risk Classification Task Force to create guidelines for a risk-based sex offender classification system.

02/24/2006: SAFENOWPROJECT forms an alliance with Girls and Boys Town to utilize their national hotline as part of SAFENOWPROJECT community education resources.

02/08/2006: SAFENOWPROJECT urges Congress to protect the Crime Victims' Fund.

January 2006: International experts join the SAFENOWPROJECT Board of Directors. This expands SAFENOWPROJECT's activities to Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

November 2005: Prizm Productions joins SAFENOWPROJECT's development of an empirically based, kid-tested, safety education program called SAFELIVING (TM)

Although the United States Deputy Sheriffs' Association has been successful at helping hundreds of sheriff's departments and individuals over the years, we are not experts at handling or advising on these matters. Fortunately, we do not have to be. SAFENOWPROJECT comes not only with an outstanding mission, but with the experience of an unbelievably knowledgeable executive director whose many years of experience provide the expertise to advise law enforcement, parents adn people of all backgrounds. You provide all of us with the ability to adapt to an every changing criminal world."